The Precis Advantage and Key Differentiators

Evaluating a new E-business Partner is a not an easy process. There are myriad of solutions on the market today, each claiming to be the latest greatest thing.  Not all Partners are created equally however. While performing your evaluation, consider the following:

Experience

How long has the partner been in business?  How mature is the platform and technology used?  Precis has been in business since 1997 and has crafted and designed E-business solutions for clients all over the world.  The Precis E-business Platform has been in existence since 2000.

Total Cost of Ownership

The devil is in the details.  What may seem as a simple one-time software license, or even a free open-source system, it often requires an army of developers and a room full of hardware to bring it to market.  Using the Software as a Service model, the price you see is the price you pay.  Your monthly subscription fee grants you access to a suite of tools and infrastructure usually reserved for the big enterprise.   Furthermore, as technology changes, it is not your responsibility to keep up - it is ours.

Time to Market

Using our model, we are 80% done with your project when we walk in the door.  Since we are using a known set of tools that have been refined and tested for many years, chances are the features and functionality you are looking for is ready to go out of the gate - it is just a matter of how the feature is applied and how it interacts with your customer.

Agility

Does your partner have the ability to add custom features or integrate with your current back-office systems?  If so, what does it cost?  Are third party tools and resources required?  The Precis E-business includes a robust SOAP/XML API which allows communication, back and forth, with just about any system that can export or import data in a standardized format.  The features and controls used to build your website have dozens of options and overrides should your requirements include complexities that we have not already thought of.

Support and Service

Does your partner also offer services to help you grow your E-business? Do they understand search engine optimization and Web marketing? Or, are they just there to sell you a product and move onto the next deal?  Each implementation of the Precis E-business Platform comes with a relationship between our team and yours.  We'll get to know your products, your culture and your goals so you can focus on growing your business with our support.

Depth of Functionality

If you decide to add features to your E-business, are you in for a big surprise when the invoice comes?  The Precis E-business Platform is designed to work in both B2C and B2B environments.  As your business changes and evolves, so can your Website - without costly redesign and/or redevelopment.

Acceptance

How easy is the platform to use?  Can your marketing team collaborate with IT to promote your business, or does an engineer have to manage everything?  The Precis E-business Platform was designed through a collaboration of engineers, code-geeks, and marketers to insure that everyone in your organization can use the system.   When everyone is pulling in the same direction, the acceptance rate is higher and results are better.

In the end, choosing your E-business Partner is a decision that will have massive impact on your company.